Dear Bubby,
My boyfriend and I have been together on and off for about 12 years. He comes over at least twice a week to show me how much he is in love with me. Afterwards he leaves and goes to his place.
He is very thoughtful and even though he has never been able to spend any holidays with me he always sends me flowers.
I have been talking to him about getting married but he keeps telling me that now is not yet the time. He has other things that have to get settled first. I am aware of what those other things are. Mainly because his wife is very jealous and will not give him a divorce.
Somehow she manipulated him and became pregnant 4 times, the oldest 11. Then she conned him into buying a new house in the suburbs (which he told me made it harder for him to come as often as he used to). He told me that she insists that he spend all the holidays with her, their children, and their families. Now he says he cannot leave her at the present time because she has developed some sort of chronic (maybe fatal) disease and it wouldn’t be fair.
Naturally Herbert has not been to see me lately, he is very involved with his wife, Isabel, and the beautiful nurse he has hired to attend to her.
Bubby, I feel that since Isabel is dying anyway she shouldn’t be so selfish and should let Herbert divorce her so we can marry after all this time.
How can I get her to see the light?
Sitting In The Dark
Dear Sitting,
I am sending you a flashlight for if anyone needs to see the light it is you, my dear. Herbert loves only you and has been coming to see you several times a week, for 12 years, to show you how much? Wake up girl. He has 4 children the oldest 11. Methinks Herbert has a lot of love to share. (I wonder if he is also sharing it with the beautiful nurse you mention.) You may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier but even you should see when a light is flickering, or even burned out. Stop sitting in the dark, go to a furniture store and find yourself a new lamp.
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